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The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhattācārya
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accustomed to declaring themselves  jagad-gurus , teachers of the world, although they have no information of the outside world and are limited in their experience to a small town or village, or perhaps to the country of India. Nor do such  sannyāsīs  have sufficient education. Unfortunately, at the present moment there are many foolish  sannyāsīs , both in India and elsewhere, who simply read and study Vedic literature without understanding the purports. When Caitanya Mahāprabhu was having His discussion with the Chand Kazi, the Mohammedan magistrate of Navadvīpa, He recited a verse from Vedic literature to the effect that the order of  sannyāsa  is prohibited in this age of Kali. Only those who are very serious and who follow the regulative principles and study Vedic literature should accept  sannyāsa . Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu approved of a  sannyāsī’s  reading  Vedānta-sūtra , or  Brahma-sūtra , but He did not approve the  Śārīraka  commentary of Śaṅkarācārya. Indeed, He said elsewhere,  māyāvādi-bhāṣya śunile haya sarvanāśa : “If one hears the  Śārīraka-bhāṣya  of Śaṅkarācārya, he is doomed.” Thus a  sannyāsī , a transcendentalist, must read  Vedānta-sūtra  regularly, but he should not read the  Śārīraka-bhāṣya . This is the conclusion of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The real commentary on  Vedānta-sūtra  is  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . Artho ‘yaṁ brahma-sūtrānām:  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is the original commentary on  Vedānta-sūtra  written by the author hi
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ভট্টাচার্য কহে,—না বুঝি’, হেন জ্ঞান যার । বুঝিবার লাগি’ সেহ পুছে পুনর্বার ॥ ১২৮ ॥
bhaṭṭācārya kahe,—nā bujhi’, hena jñāna yāra bujhibāra lāgi’ seha puche punarbāra
SYNONYMS
bhaṭṭācārya   kahe —Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied;  nā bujhi' —not understanding;  hena —this;  jñāna —the knowledge;  yāra —of someone;  bujhibāra lāgi' —just to understand;  seha —he also;  puche —inquires;  punaḥ-bāra —again.
TRANSLATION
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied:  “I accept that  You do not understand, yet even one who does not understand inquires about the subject matter.
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তুমি শুনি’ শুনি’ রহ মোন মাত্র ধরি’ । 
    জ্ঞদয়ে কি আছে তোমার, বুঝিতে না পারি ॥ ১২৯ ॥